Record ID: IOW-BF61D5
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron object of Unknown date and uncertain function. Possibly Medieval or post-Medieval.
This object is sub rectangular in plan and sub-oval in cross-section. One edge is flat and the opposite end is pointed. The object is sheathed/encased in sheet copper-alloy which has transverse grooves. An abutting seam can be seen on one face. Traces of gilding are present on the copper-alloy.
Length: 40.4mm; width: 17.0mm; thickness: 12.4mm. Weight: 28.19g.
Created on: Friday 16th March 2018
Last updated: Sunday 18th March 2018Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-A9D399
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval copper-alloy pin, probably for an annular buckle (c. 1250-c. 1450).
The shaft is rectangular in cross-section and tapers to a point. The end of the open loop almost makes contact with the underside of the shaft.
This pin is green with patches of a slightly darker green patina.
Length: 33.1mm; width at loop: 5.0mm; thickness of shaft: 1.3mm; thickness including loop: 7.7mm. Weight: 1.66g.
Annular buckles with similar pins have been published (Whitehead 2003: 17).
Whitehead, R. 2003. Buckles 1250-1800. Greenlight Publishing, Witham.
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2018
Last updated: Friday 16th March 2018Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-A91CE6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy double-looped buckle (c. 1500-c. 1650).
The chape and pin are missing.
The frame is convex at the front and is bevelled internally at the rear. Each oval loop is similar in size and shape and on the front there is a notch at each outer edge. The bar is sub-triangular in cross-section and has a projecting knop at each end.
This buckle frame is dull green with traces of a white metal coating.
Length: 24.0mm; width: 18.6mm; thickness: 3.3mm. Weight: 3.32g.
A similar buckle frame with a chape and pin has been published (Whitehead 2003: 54, ref:…
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2018
Last updated: Friday 16th March 2018Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-A86253
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but squashed Medieval to post-Medieval copper-alloy domed ('beehive') closed thimble (c. 1400-c. 1550).
This thimble would have been circular in plan and the thick walls taper inwards from the base towards the crown. There is a plain rim and no manufacturing marks. The outer face has a line of evenly spaced sub-circular indentations/drilled pits which spiral in an anti-clockwise from the base to the top. The crown has concentric rings of similar pits.
The outer face of this thimble is dull greenish brown and the inside is smooth.
Height: 18.6mm; width: 24.2mm; thickness o…
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th March 2018Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-A7EDD2
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy pin (c. 800-c. 900).
A small portion of the shaft is missing.
This pin has a spheroidal head with a collar between the head and shank. The head has six circular evenly spaced pits as decoration. The shank is circular in cross-section with a diameter of 1.1mm.
The pin has a green patina.
Length: 25.0mm; diameter of head: 6.1mm; height of head: 5.9mm. Weight: 1.21g.
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th March 2018Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-9418AB
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete unidentified copper-alloy object of Unknown date and uncertain function.
This object is a handle or loop which had four projections.
The loop is circular in plan, flat on both faces and bevelled internally on both faces. It has an outer diameter of 17.5mm and an inner diameter of 10.0mm. Between the handle and projection, a collar is oval in cross-section and measures 10.0mm x 9.0mm. There were originally four projections. The existing projection is incomplete and the other three are missing due to breaks. Scars formed by the breaks can be seen where the projections wer…
Created on: Wednesday 14th March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 14th March 2018Spatial data recorded.